So after a successful brew day of the "Breakfast of Champions" Stout seen here:
http://hopville.com/recipe/372019/oatmeal-stout-recipes/breakfast-of-champions-stout
I set the beer in the garage with a blow out tube, with the expectation that a lot of it would blow out (got it pretty close to the top of the carboy). it was fermenting happily from a 3L starter at 64-68F after 12 hours of pitching. Went to replace the blow off with an airlock and started prying on the stopper and BAMMM like a gunshot the stopper and 3 gallons of beer spewed 14 feet onto my garage ceiling, wall, and everything else. I airlocked the remaining 2 gallons and cleaned up the substantial mess and found the stopper and blow off tube had been plugged with hop leaves and resin.
Just wanted to ask how often i should expect plugging blow offs with hop leaves. Yes i strained and whirlpooled my wort before letting it into the carboy. What is everyone's experience with how often this happens and would a clothes hanger fix this issue if i periodically poke it down the tubing until the blow off is done?
Thanks!
Nate
http://hopville.com/recipe/372019/oatmeal-stout-recipes/breakfast-of-champions-stout
I set the beer in the garage with a blow out tube, with the expectation that a lot of it would blow out (got it pretty close to the top of the carboy). it was fermenting happily from a 3L starter at 64-68F after 12 hours of pitching. Went to replace the blow off with an airlock and started prying on the stopper and BAMMM like a gunshot the stopper and 3 gallons of beer spewed 14 feet onto my garage ceiling, wall, and everything else. I airlocked the remaining 2 gallons and cleaned up the substantial mess and found the stopper and blow off tube had been plugged with hop leaves and resin.
Just wanted to ask how often i should expect plugging blow offs with hop leaves. Yes i strained and whirlpooled my wort before letting it into the carboy. What is everyone's experience with how often this happens and would a clothes hanger fix this issue if i periodically poke it down the tubing until the blow off is done?
Thanks!
Nate